Julie Holmquist is the content writer at Cortec Corporation, the company that introduced MCI Technology in the 1980s. She has been in the corrosion control industry since November 2015 and can be reached at jholmquist@cortecvci.com.
While concrete initially offers a pristine protective environment, sooner or later cracks and carbonation will allow corrosion to initiate at the level of the rebar. It is therefore important for engineers and builders to incorporate corrosion mitigation into the design phase of a reinforced concrete structure.
